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Originally Posted by scottybuzz
The most common reason you see time and time again about americans having guns is that if they were banned, then the criminals would only have them. Theoritcally its true and makes sense.
But practically its the most retarded reasoning you can have. In all my time in the UK, I have not once seen a gun and no gun related incedent has happend to anyone I know, can you say the same?, I have only seen the police and army have guns. This is because only the most serious criminals, no, not those who rob your house at night, im talking organised criminal sydicates.
now people associate guns with murder in england and thus only the top criminals will use them (top criminals who you will never meet in your life). And top criminals it is well known, will rarley target members of the public, they go after the serious money. And I tell you now, if a report comes through of someone having a gun, the police will go mental and send all they have after them.
Thus an explanation why it is safer without guns than with. Results prove it, doesnt matter how you spin it, the results are places without guns, have less deaths per 100,000 FACT.
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I agree, I was never a witness of shooting myself, not that the guns would be banned to posses, they are banned to carry and mainly people don't feel any need whatsoever to get one.
In fact you are MORE likely to get shot if you POSSES a gun:
1) you're much more likely to get involved in a conflict - psychologically, because you have "the gun"
2) how many of the gun owners ever pulled the trigger targeting someone, how many of them ever shot at someone?
90pct. of those that are not trained will never pull the trigger while facing a direct confrontation
Not to mention that the guns became a part of the status for many, it's a great business therefore anyone have to believe "it's their right to have a gun".